Am I the only one thats a little dissapointed that this is the big news??? I actually liked the fact that Larrivee was an all acoustic builder...in recent times anyway. This would be like Martin reissuing there electric line.....just dissapointing....IMO. Plus I don't play electric....so oh well...

Am I the only one thats a little dissapointed that this is the big news??? I actually liked the fact that Larrivee was an all acoustic builder...in recent times anyway. This would be like Martin reissuing there electric line.....just dissapointing....IMO. Plus I don't play electric....so oh well...

Am I the only one thats a little dissapointed that this is the big news??? I actually liked the fact that Larrivee was an all acoustic builder...in recent times anyway. This would be like Martin reissuing there electric line.....just dissapointing....IMO. Plus I don't play electric....so oh well...

Cheers,

Blue

I wasn't disappointed cause I wasn't expecting anything to come out that I'd be interested in. I'd have been interested if they came out with some lighter built guitars, but I think thats about the only thing that would make my ears perk up.

I'm not sure I like the looks of the cutaway -- it seems a bit stubby to me compared to what I expect to see there -- and I don't know why they've gone with a 25.5" scale length rather than the shorter scale that I would expect on that configuration. But they've done one thing absolutely right, which is separate volume and tone controls for each pickup. To me, that's part of the essential magic of the traditional Gibson design.

Can't complain about the Lollar pickups or the long mortise and tenon, though.

I wonder how much luck they'll have at that price; they'll be competing with the higher-end production line Gibs, as well as the new Collings electrics.

The more I look at these the more I like them. It's funny, because I've only become an LP fan in the last two years, but it's now one of my favourite tones. Nice to know that these will be weight-relieved too. (My own LP weighs in at about 11 lbs.! The Bigsby doesn't help.)

I'll definitely be checking these out. My guess is that they'll be a bit brighter and snappier than an LP, because of the longer scale.